When conducting a Peer Review of another student's work remember you are making commentsabout the work and not the person or their ability.
Giving Criticism
Start with what the person did well - and be specific.
Next, discuss what they did not do so well on. Again, provide specifics.
Respond politely and respectfully.
End on a positive note.
Receiving Criticism
Do not take criticism as a personal attack. Instead, think of it as a way to help you to improve your work.
As much as possible, thank each person for their criticism and respond to their suggestions. Be polite and courteous.
If you feel that you are being unfairly criticised, that is, you feel that you are being criticized for something outside the topic , or are being attacked, inform the teacher.
Peer Review Criteria
Spelling, grammar, and format are important !!Write responses in paragraph format.
Courtesy: You have responded in a polite tone and ended evaluation on a positive note.
Specifics: You have provided specific details about what person did and did not do well on.
Total: You have completed 2 Peers reviews as required
What are you looking for?
Is there an introductory paragraph explaining what question is and what the writer’s opinion is ?
Does the essay include scientific explanation about how gene testing is carried out?
Are the arguments organized in a logical way to back up the writer’s opinion ?
Are any counter arguments mentioned or taken into account
Does the conclusion summarise the main points and back up the writer’s opinion
Examples of the sorts of comments you could make
All of your sources are reliable and provide excellent background information on this topic.
I think you should reconsider the validity of the internet source in your checklist as the authors xxxxx are not scientists and therefore they could have misinterpreted the evidence from thexxxxx
You seem to have included a great deal of information which is not related directly to this issue.
You may want to go into more detail about xxxxxx and you could give examples.
I disagree with your evaluation because xxxxxxxxx . In your analysis you listed the xxxxxxxxxx However, you made the point that xxxxxxxxxx . If people accept this claim they may think xxxxxxxxxxx
Be careful about claims you make about xxxxx . The evidence does not show that .......
I think you have left out some of the important arguments you made in your analysis. For example, the evidence about xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx.
You may want to go into more detail about why xxxxxxxxx , and you could give examples.
You have presented a comprehensive analysis of the evidence .
Your conclusion is well organised into the main arguments supporting your conclusion.
Your conclusions are not based on the evidence you collected
Your evaluation could be improved if you could find an internet source with scientific authors. Such a source would provide more valid evidence.
Peer Review Top Ten Mistakes
4th and 5th graders show how NOT to conduct a peer review of a writing exercise . View this video to help understand the use of peer review opportunities.
Each student will conduct a Peer Review of 2 other students.
An alternative would be to write your comments in a Word document and attach them to the page. Make sure your name is on your Peer review document
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Peer Review Etiquette
When conducting a Peer Review of another student's work remember you are making commentsabout the work and not the person or their ability.Giving Criticism
Start with what the person did well - and be specific.Next, discuss what they did not do so well on. Again, provide specifics.
Respond politely and respectfully.
End on a positive note.
Receiving Criticism
Do not take criticism as a personal attack. Instead, think of it as a way to help you to improve your work.As much as possible, thank each person for their criticism and respond to their suggestions. Be polite and courteous.
If you feel that you are being unfairly criticised, that is, you feel that you are being criticized for something outside the topic , or are being attacked, inform the teacher.
Peer Review Criteria
Spelling, grammar, and format are important !!Write responses in paragraph format.Courtesy: You have responded in a polite tone and ended evaluation on a positive note.
Specifics: You have provided specific details about what person did and did not do well on.
Total: You have completed 2 Peers reviews as required
What are you looking for?
Is there an introductory paragraph explaining what question is and what the writer’s opinion is ?
Does the essay include scientific explanation about how gene testing is carried out?
Are the arguments organized in a logical way to back up the writer’s opinion ?
Are any counter arguments mentioned or taken into account
Does the conclusion summarise the main points and back up the writer’s opinion
Examples of the sorts of comments you could make
All of your sources are reliable and provide excellent background information on this topic.I think you should reconsider the validity of the internet source in your checklist as the authors xxxxx are not scientists and therefore they could have misinterpreted the evidence from thexxxxx
You seem to have included a great deal of information which is not related directly to this issue.
You may want to go into more detail about xxxxxx and you could give examples.
I disagree with your evaluation because xxxxxxxxx . In your analysis you listed the xxxxxxxxxx However, you made the point that xxxxxxxxxx . If people accept this claim they may think xxxxxxxxxxx
Be careful about claims you make about xxxxx . The evidence does not show that .......
I think you have left out some of the important arguments you made in your analysis. For example, the evidence about xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx.
You may want to go into more detail about why xxxxxxxxx , and you could give examples.
You have presented a comprehensive analysis of the evidence .
Your conclusion is well organised into the main arguments supporting your conclusion.
Your conclusions are not based on the evidence you collected
Your evaluation could be improved if you could find an internet source with scientific authors. Such a source would provide more valid evidence.
Peer Review Top Ten Mistakes
4th and 5th graders show how NOT to conduct a peer review of a writing exercise . View this video to help understand the use of peer review opportunities.